Paul's Case
Paul's Case, by Willa Cather, is about an insolent teenage boy who lives completely in a fantasy world. Some may say that a little fantasy never hurt anyone, but Paul takes his dreaming over the line. In Paul's mind, something registers as either extraordinary or wretched, and never is there any medium. This lack of an ability to comprehend "reality" is exactly what separates Paul from any other "normal" teenager.
Paul lives on Cordelia Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, along with his father and sisters. But in no way does Paul find contentment in this realm of his existence. Upon returning from work, Paul describes his "hopeless feeling of sinking back forever into ugliness and commonness," and not wanting to return into the "monotony in which they lived." When Paul leaves the house on Sunday evening, after spending the day at home with his family, he speaks of "shaking off the lethargy of two deadening days, and [beginning] to live again." At school, Paul's anguish is......
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